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Chapter 1538: The First Army Breaks Out

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    At the beginning, Okamura Neiji felt that although the Japanese army lost Taiyuan City, they might not have no chance of counterattack, so he ordered Yoshimoto Sadai's troops to withdraw to the Yuncheng line to clean up the mess first, and then plan to counterattack.

    But soon Yoshimoto Teiichi discovered that something was not quite right. Although Li Guoyao's troops did not continue to move south, they were stabilizing the defense line and digesting the newly occupied territory.

    However, the Eighth Route Army and the troops in the World War II area seemed to have been given a shot of blood, and they launched a frantic attack on them, forcing Yoshimoto Sadichi's troops to retreat step by step.

    Especially on June 13, the Second Cavalry Army in the World War II Zone traveled more than 300 kilometers, went directly south from Jinzhong, quietly circled in front of the First Army, and occupied Liao County.

    Liao County itself is not a major military town, and it would be nothing if it were separated.

    However, when the Zhengtai Railway was captured by Li Guoyao's troops, the ammunition and supplies of the First Army became a problem. Therefore, all the supplies of Yoshimoto Sadai's troops are currently transported through Handan and other places, and Liao County is on this line.  One of the most important towns in the world.

    To this end, Yoshimoto Sadai specially stationed a mixed detachment of 1,800 people in Liao County, and regarded Liao County as the logistics base of his headquarters.

    But the worst thing happened was that Zhao Chengshu¡¯s desperate plan suddenly cut off the First Army¡¯s logistical supplies.

    ??If supplies cannot be transported in, they will have to rely on the wealth they have accumulated before. Even the experienced Yoshimoto Teiichi does not dare to fight with hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops.

    Once there is no ammunition at the critical moment, the guns in the hands of the soldiers are not even as good as fire sticks.

    If we are surrounded by Chinese troops in the hinterland of Shanxi, the consequences will be even more serious, and we may even be directly annihilated.

    The situation became increasingly serious. In desperation, Yoshimoto Teiichi had to explain the situation to Okamura Neiji and request combat guidance.

    After receiving the telegram from Yoshimoto Seiichi, Okamura Neji fell into deep thought.

    There are three paths before him now. One is to defend Shanxi, let the First Army and the Shanxi branch/that army fight to death, and then concentrate the main force of the Front Army for reinforcements. As long as the Zhengtai Railway is opened before the First Army is destroyed, the troops  and materials are transported into Shanxi, then there is still a chance to save everything.

    The second way is to break through before Shanxi's army encircles them, or to retreat to southern Hebei via Shexian County to ensure the important town of Shimen for later effects.

    In addition, we will attack directly from Taiyuan to the south. The army will withdraw to Henan. The First Army and the 12th Army will join together to ensure the previous results.

    Once they enter Henan, the World War II Zone and the Eighth Route Army will lose their role. After all, Shanxi is their territory. The support/people are still not ready to compete with the Imperial Japanese Army in the Henan area.

    Okamura Neji is very confused. Each of these paths has advantages and disadvantages.

    "It would be best if he could defend Shanxi and still be able to hold it. After all, he had lost Shanxi. Even with the support of His Majesty the Emperor, it would be difficult for him to explain to the base camp.

    But the problem is that Okamura Neiji really has little confidence, and he is frightened by the strong combat power displayed by Li Guoyao's troops.

    At present, the Zhengtai Railway is controlled by the Jiujiu Army, and it is unlikely to take it back in a short time.

    However, the problem now is that if the Shota Railway cannot be opened in a short time, it will not be good for the Yoshimoto Sadichi headquarters in Shanxi.

    At that time, the First Army was out of ammunition and food and had no help. In addition, the Chinese army gradually plugged the loopholes, making a breakthrough impossible. The final result was that the First Army, which once dominated most of North China, would become history.

    If we break through now, the success rate is very high, but Okamura Neiji considers that once the troops are withdrawn from Shanxi like this, then the whole of Shanxi will really be finished.

    Judging from the current situation, it would be impossible to regain Shanxi.

    In addition to the military defeat, once the rebels recapture Shanxi, the Japanese Empire will be politically passive, and the consequences will be equally serious.

    Although Okamura Neiji is not worried that he will be punished by the base camp for this, after all, the culprit that led to the rise of Li Guoyao's subordinates was not Okamura Neiji, but Tada Shun. He was only ordered to clean up the mess in the face of danger, and he definitely did not take responsibility.  reason.

    But even so, Okamura Neiji still doesn't want to lose Shanxi during his tenure. It will definitely be a stain on himself.

    Okamura Neiji is a person who is relatively aware of current affairs. He understands that the current situation is definitely a difficult life-and-death decision for the First Army, and he must be cautious and cautious.

    After thinking about it, OkamuraThis time, he chose to break out of the encirclement, leaving the green mountains without fear of running out of firewood. Okamura Neiji still understood this truth.

    Now that he had decided to break out, Okamura Neiji no longer hesitated and immediately called the First Army Headquarters and ordered them to immediately shrink their troops. Three days later, the front army aviation will launch a carpet bombing of the troops on the Shanxi front line.  They can organize their troops to carry out a limited counterattack, launch a counterattack, and then seize the opportunity to break out.

    The reason why we need to launch another counterattack before breaking through is entirely because Okamura Neiji is an experienced commander.

    He knew very well that if the First Army pretended to withdraw its troops now, both the Eighth Route Army and Yan Xishan's headquarters in the World War II area would quickly come forward. At that time, Yoshimoto Sadichi's headquarters would definitely be even more passive, even if  It is impossible to retreat calmly and orderly, so it is best to fight again before breaking out.

    After receiving the telegram from Okamura Neiji, Lieutenant General Yoshimoto Teiichi breathed a sigh of relief.

    He is really worried that Commander Okamura Neiji will let him defend Shanxi. In that case, the consequences will be really disastrous. If he is not careful, he may be annihilated in Shanxi.

    "Three years ago, if someone said they dared to annihilate an entire army of the Imperial Japanese Army, Yoshimoto Sadichi would be the first to not believe it.

    In his opinion, although the Imperial Japanese Army is not the most powerful army in the world, it is definitely a first-class army in East Asia. Even the arrogant Tsarist Russia has to tremble under the front of the Imperial Japanese Army.  .

    As for China, a weak country, its army is just a high-rise building piled with sand. The Imperial Japanese Army only needs to knock it lightly with the handle of a knife to collapse.

    Since the outbreak of the China Incident in Showa 12, especially before the rise of the National Army, the Imperial Japanese Army has rarely had large-scale troops completely wiped out by the enemy.

    But all this came to an abrupt end in the Battle of Wuhan in Showa 13. Since China and Japan entered the stage of strategic stalemate, the unprecedented and crazy attack of the Imperial Japanese Army is no longer as sharp as before.

    With the passage of time, in just a few years, the Chinese army has the ability to confront the Imperial Japanese Army head-on and calmly counterattack.

    So now that the national army has put on a posture of annihilating the First Army stationed in Shanxi, Yoshimoto Sadatari cannot help but worry.

    Fortunately, Commander Okamura Neiji is still clear-headed. He knows that war is not a child's play after all, and he cannot care about the gains and losses of a city or a place. It depends on who can have the last laugh. He has no ambition to let them stick to Shanxi.  .

    Otherwise, given the current situation of the First Army, it is possible that it will be completely wiped out.

    At the same time, Lieutenant General Eitaro Uchiyama, the commander of the 12th Army, was relieved. Their 12th Army was ordered to go north to reinforce the First Army. As a result, as soon as the troops came out, Luoyang was counterattacked by the national army.

    Although the strength of the 12th Army remaining in Luoyang is not afraid of a counterattack by the Chinese army, after all, the First Theater Command has received a large number of reinforcements from the Eighth Theater Command, and its strength cannot be underestimated.

    In addition, the opponent fought well in the previous battle of Lingbao, and it can be regarded as coming with victory. Even Uchiyama Eitaro did not dare to neglect.

    Once the front army headquarters orders the First Army to stick to Shanxi, their 12th Army will inevitably not be able to return to the battlefield in Henan immediately, which will add a lot of uncertainties out of thin air.

    Now that the First Army was ordered to break out, Lieutenant General Uchiyama and others also breathed a sigh of relief.

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